Those crazy Founding Fathers

The U. S. Constitution went into effect on this day in 1789.

"That all men are equal is a proposition to which...no sane invidual has ever given his assent." -- Aldous Huxley.

“Plato just assumes some people are better than others,” Vic said.

“Yes, he does.”
“And these will be the rulers.”
“Yes. The wisest will rule the rest.”
“But they won’t be tyrants.”
“No, they’ll be philosophers, and they’ll know what’s best for everybody, including themselves.”
“Ha, ha, ha!” Jeffrey barked.   --  Chapter 19, The Misforgotten.

Join the club

Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address on this day in 1863.


"Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people, by the people, for the people." -- Oscar Wilde.

Today's Perverse Verse:

If you're so annoyingly cocky
To think that I and you are equals,
Then you must think that Jaws and Rocky
Are no better than their sequels.


Read about Lincoln's Gettysburg Address at farewells.blogspot.com.